The 19 year old passenger that was killed in the accident off of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf has been identified as Robert Halpin. The 20 year old driver remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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A good Samaritan woman, who did not want to be identified, immediately jumped into the water after watching the white Cadillac drive off the wharf.

'I've been really shooken up for the past couple of days about it. It's hard. I didn't know him. When you do something like that you have an emotional attachment," the woman said.

She said she watched the car drive off the wharf, narrowly missing some people who were walking nearby. The brake lights didn't go on until the car went through the railing.

"All I saw was the car hit this white picket fence and teetered and went in. Then we saw all the air come out of the car and sank," the woman said.

Members of the Santa Cruz Wharf Construction crew who are also trained divers, dove into the deep dark water to assist with the rescue. Mike Burnett pulled the passenger from the sunken car.

"It took a couple of minutes. There was only one window that was open and we pulled him out."

The wharf construction crew was busy making repairs to the damaged railing Monday morning.

Flowers were left at a makeshift memorial.

"He died too soon. He was a young guy--20 years old. He had a lot of difficulties in his life. I guess probably going through some stuff right now. I'm not sure what happened here exactly. I don't know, too early for him to go really," Christian Hudson said.

The posted speed limit on the wharf is 15-miles an hour. Witnesses estimated the car was going much faster than that.

The Cadillac hit a 6-inch curb before it plunged into the water. The tire marks are still visible.

The car is now at the city yard where it will undergo inspection to try and determine if there was a mechanical malfunction.

Part of the police investigation will look into any possible mechanical problems, including a stuck accelerator or faulty brakes.

"We start with witness statements. We interview everyone at the scene that's available. We're looking at surveillance video. We're looking at any images witnesses can provide to use. We want a secondary dive team to scour the ocean," Santa Cruz Police Spokeswoman, Joyce Blashke said.

It's unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor. Police will have to wait for toxicology results before they can make that determination.